Fight at Burger King ends with man’s stabbing

STOCKTON — Witnesses said one man was stabbed while pummeling another man on the sidewalk outside a fast-food restaurant Saturday night.

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STOCKTON — Witnesses said one man was stabbed while pummeling another man on the sidewalk outside a fast-food restaurant Saturday night.

The stabbing occurred shortly before 7:30 p.m. at the Burger King on North Pershing Avenue near West March Lane. Witnesses said one man started a fight with an older man for no apparent reason. The fight began inside the restaurant and escalated when they went outside.

According to a security guard who was patrolling the Venetian Square Shopping Center, one man was repeatedly punching another, who appeared to be in his 50s. The first man was on top of the older man throwing punches when he was apparently stabbed near his rib cage on the left side of his abdomen, witnesses said.

“The guy that was stabbed was the one throwing the punches,” the security guard said. “All I heard the (older) guy saying was, ‘Stop! No! Please stop!’ There was no aggression out of that man. He did not want any part of what just happened.”

Witnesses said the man walked inside the restaurant before realizing he was stabbed. There was a heavy trail of blood leading from the sidewalk outside the restaurant to the customer service area inside. The restaurant was temporarily closed while police interviewed witnesses and gathered evidence.

Read Sunday's Record for more on this story by staff writer Jason Anderson.